Campus robbery suspect caught

MURFREESBORO — A Crime Stoppers reward has led to an arrest in two Middle Tennessee State University armed robberies last year, officials said, and the suspect also faces a warrant for an armed robbery last year at Tennessee State University in Nashville.

Larry D. Jones of Covington has been charged with two counts of armed robbery, according to a Crime Stoppers release . His next court appearance is Monday.

Jones was charged Dec. 12 after be was caught allegedly shoplifting at a local Wal-Mart, the release stated.

On Oct. 1 and 2 of of last year, two separate armed robberies were committed on campus, the release stated, and to help detectives with the investigation Crime Stoppers offered a cash reward for information that lead to the identiﬁcation and arrest of the suspect.

“The campus community responded and called in,” said Travis Smith, MTSU Crime Stoppers board member, in the release.

“The information Crime Stoppers received helped detectives identify a suspect in both of these crimes,” said Detective Captain Jason Wofford with the MTSU Police Department in the release. “This enabled detectives with the department to further investigate these crimes, which ultimately lead to us being able to take warrants out for the suspect’s arrest in each case.”

According to detectives with the TSU Department, Jones also has a warrant for his arrest out of Davidson County for an armed robbery he allegedly committed on their campus last year.